Without pictures it is hard to make a decision about a repaint. I prefer to leave the original paint if at all possible. It spent a lot of time earning that patina. I don't have a problem with new wheels and components to make it something you will actually use. Unless something is going into a museum, I think it should be something you enjoy. With that said, I wouldn't modify the frame or get rid of the original components. It may end up in someones museum some day and the original components would be next to impossible to find.


Oh, and the Drysdale's lived next door to the Clampets in Beverly Hills.